What is Roku?

Roku is a digital media player much in the same vein as the Amazon FireStick and is very easy to use. It is also available as a streaming stick, a set-top box and the Roku express which converts your TV into a smart TV.

Roku gives access to numerous channels, and the number is pretty high, however for the geo-blocked content or any new movies and copyrighted content, you come up against a brick wall.

This is where jailbreaking your Roku and allowing you to add Kodi to Roku and accessing a whole new world of content.

Jailbreaking Roku

This term only refers to bypassing any restrictions on your device which are set by the manufacturers of the devices.

On most occasions, it will terminate your warranty and is purely a warning they give to prevent you attempting this.

From the store, Roku doesn’t allow for the installation of 3rd party content like new movies, PPV or live sports. This is why you need to jailbreak your device.

But, technically there is no way to jailbreak a Roku because of the imposed limitations, but Kodi for Roku comes to the rescue and does help you.

Downloading Kodi for Roku

You might look how to download Kodi for Roku. Simply, you can’t because it isn’t allowed. But here are two methods which let you make Roku and Kodi work together.

The secret to this is screen mirroring from Windows or Android devices so you can access all this content for free.

You might also wonder how does Kodi work? It merely accesses various streams which are hosted in multiple areas and channels them to your device.

There could be many thousands of individuals watching the same thing at the same time.

Get Kodi on Roku Using Windows

The easiest form to make a Roku Kodi install is using a Windows computer, and only takes a few seconds for the entire process. Just follow these simple steps:

Before following the steps, be sure to connect your Roku device to your PC with an HDMI cable, and make sure the Kodi app is already running.

Open your PC system and click on the Start Menu button

In the windows search bar type ‘Device Settings.’

Select the ‘Add Device’ option, so a new device is to be added.

Select Roku 3 for your streaming device from the provided list.

Once this has been completed, you will now see a purple screen on your Roku 3 which means that Kodi is successfully installed on Roku. Content can now be mirrored straight from Kodi to your Roku device.

Screen Mirroring to Install Roku 3

This can be an easier method if you are using Roku 3 or later because they have the Roku cast already installed. With this method, you can use this cast property to install your Kodi on Roku. Any devices which have this cast functionality can be used, but for this example, we will stick with Android.

TV Shows

For Sports Fans

All these are installed to the device which has the Kodi software installed from their repo’s. All of this has been the tricky part, and the most straightforward part actually is the most crucial.

Roku and Legal Content

A lot of the content which is offered by Kodi is either geo-blocked or isn’t exactly legal. The problem now comes with infringing on these copyrights and also being able to bypass these geo-blocks on content.

Currently Australian ISP’s monitor and collect your browsing habits (without your consent) and store it for 2-years. This makes it very easy for governing agencies to find out what content you have been accessing.

Secondly, many connections become throttled when streaming by ISP’s, and this, in turn, can ruin any Kodi Roku experience.

Watching Kodi Safely on Roku

In certain countries streaming content on Kodi is considered illegal, and to bypass any penalties you could face, it is highly advisable for any Australian household to use a VPN service.

This in itself can take time and effort, because not all VPN’s out there work with streaming services such as US Netflix or the BBC iPlayer, also because of the location of Australia, not all VPN’s provide enough coverage which will make your connections fast enough to stream without buffering.

Aside from offering the best speeds of any VPN provider, ExpressVPN is also considered the most secure VPN out there. It isn’t based in any 5-eyes country and doesn’t retain any logs of user activity.

You free to use the internet as you wish, and this can include using Kodi, downloading torrents, and all the while doing so in complete privacy.

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About The Author

Samuel Mault has been a passionate advocate of online privacy and rights for many years. Working in the and tech and coding industries for many years has given him the experience to help others with this.